15 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
About 15 Alms Hill
15 Alms Hill is a four-bedroom detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SH). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £750,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolish a rear conservatory to construct a two storey rear extension
- Agent
- Westridge Property Consultants
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02689/HFUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 15 Alms Hill has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£815,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 20 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£750,000
+125.6%over 15 years4 October 2005
£332,500
+16.7%over 3 years27 June 2002
£285,000
+235.3%over 1 year19 April 2001
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SH: £692,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SH
45 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Apr 2024
£635,00011 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Jul 2019
£450,00043 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Oct 2017
£725,00032 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Mar 2016
£960,0007 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Feb 2015
£500,000
Everything we know about 15 Alms Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Alms Hill homes
CO₂ Emissions for 15 Alms Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,989
Street avg £3,027
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB